There are many forums in Nigeria. Forums are discussion boards where users ask various questions, share their views, knowledge and expertise. Contents (articles or pictures) are posted by individuals, who are registered members the forum rather than the owner of the forum.
Forums are vital means of communication as far as human beings are concern. In Nigeria, forums is of the major route of conversation among people. At forums, many topics are being deliberated with the aim of providing knowledge to users.
Forums are much like social networks just like Facebook or Twitter. In forums, discussions are displayed in threaded formats. Therefore it’s easier to read through articles or images posted by different authors.
In this post, I will review the most notable forums in Nigeria where you can join to ask questions and respond to other people questions.
Nigeria is a very populous country with over 170 Million people and growing. With this large population figure, the citizens interact with one another in diverse means. One of the means of communication among others is through the internet forum.
Nigeria is currently the 8th largest internet users in the world and forums are one of the places they use. Here are the notable forums in Nigeria.
Nairaland is a general purpose forum in Nigeria. It’s the largest discussion board in Africa with the total estimated 1.4Million members (and growing). Owned by a serial tech guy – Seun Osewa, Nairaland is the most popular forum in Nigeria and it currently ranks number 8 in Nigeria according to Alexa website rank.
As the name implies, Nierian bulletin is a bulletin board for gossips, entertainment, entertainment, metro, politics and sports news. It also publishes contemporary issues and allow registered users to participate in the conversation stream.
Guruslodge is a tech forum in Nigeria with total estimated 500K members. Members in the forum discuses topics in the technology niche such as smartphones, androids, blackberry, Windows etc. The homepage of the forum also publishes recent technology news, tips and resources.
TalkAfrica.co
TalkAfrica is an eListMEdia Powered forum to feed africa with information. The forum skin has the same feature like Nairaland. The user interface and the message board are minimalist and easy to navigate. I like this forum and I like the branding.
Nigerian best forum is one of the popular forums for jobs and related opportunities. The forum also offers registered member the opportunity to post free classified advertisements with add up to the contents base of the forum. The forum was founded since 2008 and has been live till now.
Nigeria Elite Forum is an online community that serve Nigerian youths who aspire to become elite or fan very important peoples in the country. The homepage of the forum also features latest news in various topics. Its a valuable information sources and ideas in Nigeria.
Hopenigeria.com
This forum is called Hope for Nigeria. That’s just the name of the forum but it’s no way to potray hope for Nigerians. However, it’s a valuable discussion board where users share ideas, views and tips with one another. I have visited the forum few times
Just like Nigerianbulletin and Guruslodge, Nigeriamessageboard.com is yet another Xenfro powered forum made in Nigeria for Nigerians. The forum is fully branded in Nigerian colors – Green and white. I like their topics too. User discuses topical and contemporary issues around Nigeria.
Forumng.com is actually called Forum Nigeria. It wears the same skin like Nairaland and TalkAfrica.co. Sure, they still share valueable information and members enjoy talking there too. Forum Nigeria has about 23k plus registered members and 123k plus trending topics.
Many other websites also have forum addendum on their site, thereby making it easy for users to post comments, duscus with one another, share and gain knowledge.
Others…
Maybe there are many other forums that you know or own but they are not listed here. The reason may be that I don’t know them at the time of writing this post. So, kindly let me know about them. Use the comments sections to tell us about the forum. I will quickly update them accordingly.
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You must have omitted one http://www.martforum.com
Its a nice addition to the list… But it’s still upcoming. I was reviewing top 10. By the way, thanks for coming around!
You missed Radar and maybe Jalingo.co